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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

For greasing the griddle, cBt
white turnip in halves and rub the
griddle with it. 1t causes no smoke,
taste, smell, or adhesion and is better
than butter or grease.-Erchdngc.
To boil beans: Put them over the
fire at nine o'clock; cover them with
water; add four or FIVE slices of pork
to each pint of beans (the pork should
be dry salt side), very little pepper
and boil until noon.-IotedO Blade.
"A saucer of charcoal kept in the
meat safe. pantry or refrigerator Will
keep every thing sweet. 1t is an ex-o
cellent disinfectant for teeth; little
lump pressed into n cavity will sweeten
the breath. 1t is also an excellent
dentrifice, and in small doses good for
an acid stomach.
Roll all ofields in the spring. On
meadows it puts, the stone out OF the
way; on grain it makes the surface
smooth for the reaper and the rake.
Besides, compacted surface holds the
heat and moisture. Sow none but per-
feet seed, none that has been broken,
and no trash.-Rural Nsao Yorker
Take a common pail and cut hole9
down the side from the top to the first
hoop, then make a board cover for the
top, and fill the pail with water. Ehis,
the Rural New Yorker says, keeps the
water free from sun and dirt, and the
poultry can easily put their heads Ia
and drink whenever they desire. o
Sweet curry: Gut into small
squares the meat and two onions, with
a dessertspoonful of sugar; put these
into & stewpan with two ounces of but
ter to take good color. Then add
teacupful of good stock, some rlisins
(say twelve) cut small, curry powder to
taste, pepper and salt and 4 few slices
of apple. When these are all mixed
together, gently cook for three or four
hours-Good Housekeeping
-Hominy fritters help make a varie-
" for the breakfast table. Boil the
hominy the day before, take two sea
eupfuIs of it and stir with it small
cUpful of sweet milk and little salt
with it; add one egg, four SeaspponfulS
of -FOUR and half II tablespoonful of bak-
ing powder. Have Your 4ryingpan
ready with hos lard in it. drop this bat
ter IN it by spoonfuls and fry a delicate
brown Many prefer half butter to elt
lartH--The Caterer.
IT may not be generally knows
that gold food is more easily kept ON
sensitive stomach than hot;; so in cases
where it is rejected in tine ordinary
warm o. hot forms it had better be
tried as nearly frozen as cam be taken
In many fevers fhis would se aecid-
ed advantage. The prejudice againsS
cold Bsod is, perhaps natural bat we
carry it too far. Milk may be admin
istered in frozen state, of1en with G
positive advantage.-Ch tcagSS 5oua7sals
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
INTERESTING FIGURES.
an INSTRUCTIVE Discourse the Measure
ment of Fresh Eggs I'm Quantities.

AN INSTRUCTIVE Discourse the Measure
ment of Fresh Eggs In Quantities.
How few people realize how many
@spawn of fish a million is. We are ac-
<1tistpned to read of this or that hatch
exy Stunning out SO many millions oil
whitefah, shad, salmon or speckled
trout, as the case may be, with
but little thought of how many a
true million actually is. In converse
ton with an acquaintance some days
ago, while speaking Of the number OF
million of spawn we had laid down in
the Caledonia hatchery, 4 was asked
how many bushels of spawn / supposed
, we had, and if Ikneg3 how many spawn
It took to make a bushel. replied
that had never thought of tie matter
In that light, but as it would be quite
Interesting to know would ascertain.
Accordinglyo6 have had a few estimates
made with some of the different varie-
ties of spawn we have at the hatchery.
We began with the salmon trout, the
spawn of which were obtained from
lake 9uron. s mentioa this fact as
the size of tho spawn obtained from the
FISH caught in the different fakes differ
slightly; as, Cor Instance those taken
G1Om the Lake Qgn5ario salmon trout
are &trifie smaller than Che Lake HUI
Con trout eggs. We counted quart,
exact measure, and found they would
(34In 5000 to the quart, and, taking this
as q basis, there would be 1872, 0O0 to
che bushets which would make just
D 5-24 bushels of spawn to the million.
The young fry when Matched out would
require 200 Gwelve gallon cans 20
grove them, supposing that 5000 were
placed in a can, which is about all that
can be transported any distance safely
an z. can of that size. Brook or speckled
trout, the spawn of which are consider
Ablyosmaller, are found to measure H.
700 to the quart, or 374, 400 spawn to
the buSheb or 2 o157-134 bushels to the
million. When Matched itrequired 1877
cans of the above named capacity to
transport them, figuring at 5000 to
the can Whitefish eggs I have. esti-
mated at "a, 400 to the quart, and at this
rate there would Se I, 100, 800 in a bush
GIL Shad eggs are about the same
size as the whitefish. and should esti-
mate them at about the same. AS I0,s
900 young fry of either the whitefish or
shad is about all that can be safely
TRANSPORTED in twelve or thirteen gal
lon can, it would require 10 cNns TO
carry 200, 600 of either % Ghese kinds
Seth Greefas in american Aaegless
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
NEWSPAPER DRIFT.

The Secretary Of the Navy, Mr..
Whitney, is in danger of gesting him
self disliked. He seems TO think it in
cumbent upon him to run his depart
ment on business princires-to buy
the best goods, to pay for them the low
est market prices, and to insist upon
getting exactly what WAS contracted
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Congress has shown too great
readiness to push forward all kinds of
claims without reference to the decis-
ions of the Pension Bureau. The open
system of pensioning, recommended
by the President, is the fairest method
of dealing with the claims of the vet
Grams, and will prevent any recurrence
of the infamous Dudley system.--4L
ba,,y Argus.
1t has always been a mystery to
the American people how Robson and
the other Republican Secretaries of the
Navy could use up so many millions OF
naval appropriations and never have
any navy. One would expected them
to have more navy than they would
know what to do with. But, in fact,
that seems TO have occurred to them,
too, and to have been just what they
were trying to avoid The completion
of a splendid navy would have been the
greatest possible misfortune to them.
for then the appropriations would have
stopped for want of decent preteXt--
Des MoiYaes Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
FOR TEA-TOPER%.
a PhysiEtIIs-s Opinion Regarding the Fash
ionabIe Use of the Mild exp.

A Physsi,fiIIs-s Opinion Regarding the Fash
ionabIe Use OF the Mild CNp.
''The afternoon tea-drinking, after
the English fashion, which has bean in
troduced IN this country, will very
Xix ely Lead to an excessive use of thaf
cheering beverage among OuTwomen,"
remarked IL South Side physician.
''WitIN the exception of the over
worked wives of Northern tanners who
are prone TO resort to tea as n stimulent
for thRiT exhausted nervoIIg systems
hurried factory operatives and seamz
stresses who do their sewing at home
American women have not until lately
been addicted to tea-drinkiIzg. Coffee
is the national drink. LII has been
shown THAT greater quantisy of coffee
is consumed annually in. the United
States than of any other beverage
True; the use of beee lis increas-.
ing, nneny persons thinking it prefer
able because of its sedatiWe and noursO
cishing qualities. There aae good au-
thoritieS who object to Che ase of coffee
i'll such "a climate us ours.
lin nay opinion coffee. Is more do
sirable fluid, as a constant drink in this
clinaAC than tea. That is, believe
the MO Of sea three ti1aes a day at
meals will have a worse. effect. than IN
equal quantity of coffee.
'-1n England the evil effects OF cGsss
stant heer-drinking at meals have be-
CONE so evident that q revolt has been
organized against it. The English
people are now drinking about
5000. 900 worth of beer less per annuus
than their former average.
Il foresee from tea-drinking q har-
vest for physicians. the ladies VIII ae-
qOire taste for it from the adoption
III silly fashion which is the out
growth Of this absurd aping of English
1Ranners. They wiz eventually use it
extensively at all hOa.s of the Csay. Il
Is q stimulating decoction, and when
the system becomes partially habituated
Tn It's use it not only creates grazing
Tor ii. but requires that the quantity be
increased.
I've seen afeV tea-topers who alway8
kept pot Of tea brewing, SO necessary
mad 1t become to their existence.
without exception they were invalidA
and afiiicted 0ith nervous ailments.
1.-The habitual tea-drinker, too, eaSA
but little noarishing fool, but depends
Tor sustenaIsce on the stimulant.
''Ehe injurious effects of an excessive
use OF tee are Gar beyond what is gen
orally supposed. Tea contain9 two
powerful substances-tannica acid 6Ad
theme The first is the astrinoent
Known as tannin. 1t is This property,
obtained from bark, that converts skin
into leather. Theme is a violent
poison They act on the nervous and
digestive systems, causing atomic dys-
Pepsla, palpitation of the heart, in SOM
mia. Instability.
II recommend a judicious use of tea
at a portion of the meals. 1t should be q
taken with judgments like all other
drugs OF Q stimulating or tranquilizing
nature which may be beneficial in small
doses. but are harmful, if not danger
gus. ie large quantities. Chicago Nescs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
FARMERS HOMES.
Conditions watch Should Not 10 Over
looked When Building % House.

Conditions watch Should Not 10 Over
looked When Building % House.
The farmers home is, 1a1ch of the
time. in the field, and out about the
premises or off about the market place,
and hence, he suffers from nO confine-
meut NndeE bad conditions Even if
his Aights under the roof are rot exactly
OF the best, owing to being confined in
close quarters. or from bad air. arising
from undAF or within The house, his
day out doors dissipates much of evil
that comes to him in the might time, and
he may n&st be materially harmed. But
with the gife the case is auite different.
The house is her field, and she can not,
if she would, escape from any damaging
influences that exist under the roof.
The plan of some farm ln,ilGlings as are
to be erected the coming year should
be very carefully considered during the
winter, and not only the plans, but the
location, as to drainage and distance
from any point or points upon the farm
from whence malaria may arise. As
is we'll known, the prevail
ing winds are from the west
and southwest; and, perhaps. the
IhOob Va SAii tbAC AlO i4lC hOl
east. Hence, the question of location
is important, if there is any especially
damaging spot on or near the farm,
and should be considered and
acted upon Careful researches by
Bowditch, Petenskofer, and others,
have quite closely connected the prev
alence of consumption and certain
low forms of fever with the approach
of the water line, or its nearness to the
surface. Standing water at less dis
lance than six or seven feet should
warn against building upon such q
site. At any rate, this should not be
done unless thorough drainage could
be practiced upon the deep soil. living
close upon the borders OF body OF
water, be it stream or lake, is not
necessarily prejudicial to health, yet
there is something particularly damag-
ing in the influence exerted by confined
moisture beneath dwelling, or IN the
soil upon which building is placed
/ Therefore, the conditions here briefly
pointed out can not be safely over
looked.-NdtiondL Lice Stock Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
the CANINE FAMILY.
Few Reliable Sta tements Concerning Yel-
low and Other BoPts OF Dogs.

So much has been said about dogs
since they were first introduced to the
general public that it may seem rather
late in the day to resurrect the subject,
but the canine Kingdom is fruitful Of
legends.
Dogs. I think. have a prophetic spirit.
Thus, was reading the other day that
'if dog howls at night, a stranger
will come next day"
That same night my howled in its
peculiar baritone voice, and kept on
bowling so long that I thought an army
Of strangers would probably arrive.
When day broke 1 went out and found
the dog lying in the front yard with
hole chopped through its neck. The
stranger had arrived on schedule time,
and he brought an axe with him, and
The dog has howled no more to an
nouncc the coming of visitors.
The most common brand OF CANNES
is the yellow dog, which fiourishes in
all parts Of the country. The yellow
dogs grow as large as the black ones
sometimes, and they very frequently
GO into the tinWare business.
saw one go through town the other
day. with several samples attached Il
it, but as it seemed to be in hurry I
didn't stopped to ask for catalogues
and price lists.
The yellow dog has an unhappy fac
ulty Of tangling itself up with the limbs
OF men when they are in II hurry. Only
the other day l was running to catch "A
train when blonde dog stepped be-
tween my legs, and l turned the side
walk upside down for the length of a
block with my head.
The most disagrceable of animals is
the bull dog. He wears head that looks
TO the casual observer like a heating
stove, and the mouth which is attached
to it is generally large enough to use as
coal bin.
Nothing is more diScouraging than
to meet one of these pets in an alley
where there are no trees to climb or
barrels to crawl in. 1 have known
men of a naturally cheerful and happy
disposition to become downheartcd,a and
depressed under such circumstances.
had hand-to-hand conflict with 4
bull dog in this way myself. and l
know whereof 1 speak. i called this
dog all the pet names l could think of,
from Baby to "MOllie Darling" but
it evidently was not mashed on sugar
coated confectionery, so to speak. and
when finally emerged from the alley
lad to wrap myself up in my umbrella
to keep the chill east wind from Great
ing too much of a draught through my
svstem.-F. II. Mason, in ST. Louis
Wbip.
One day recentlY a lady in South
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

"A burglar who was doing neat
Job on a safe was Mortified, on looking
up, to see man standing quietly be-
side him. He was~about to retire,
when the gentleman said: go ahead.
1 am interested in that job" ''Why?"
asked the astonished burglar. :-Be-
cause 1 have forgotten the combinA>
ton, and no living person knew it but
myself. If you can get that safe open
1 will make it worth your while Bur
inqtOn Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

-One day recently lady in South
Portland, in need of Il Chinese servant,
asked her laundryman to send her one
whom he could recommend. Next day
a Chinaman came. and presented the
following note of introduction: ''Mrs.
Lady-Friend She: Youwhen at there
told me want to boy cooking. 1 had
have a boy is good man and honest
man he neat and clean and doing
nicely that this one best one never you
have before like he does. wish could
take him 20 stay with YOU and LeOng
Git EPcommend to him come tc She
P0TtL0Nd Ore9OniG,s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
%HE DEAR GIRLS

Two(8f Them 30 Out Shopping and Patron
ize IA FashiOnabIe Restaurant.
Time o'clock p. n Place-Fashlonable Res
taurant.
Brown Tailor Made Girl
Dra1nAtis Persona Gray Tailor Made Girlss
O THE young women being advantage
onsly seated, extra wraps and bun
Giles disposed of. Patient Waiter fills
fHf.::r glasses and lays mentI-card be
for -rkem. Neither Chances at it.
Browp Tailor-Made Girl declares
" dNn't know was SO tired.
&Sray Tailor-Made Girl-NOr Z Its
" So horrible to match goods
BrownA-Dreadfuls I'd rether buy
material for Ehre0 new dresses than
@enovate one old one.
Gray-Se sheuld I. Em in such q
quandagy about that silk at Cash's. Did
1t seem to you to match at ala
C2atient Waiter goes off to sea$ a
newcomer. A man..
Brown-Whys thought it was quite
the nearest of any we had seen yet.
Gray-Did yous reallyp I am in
such a dilemma aboutit, and must send
will disappoint me.
brownies the wretch! How
quickly she takes advantage of little
delay in that way!
GSray-Yes0 indeed. She kept me
SEATING three weeks Lass winter for q
G1ink Guile because I was one day late
Ga sending word whether I wanted a
pointed or square bodice.
TPatient Waiter, having taken mans
@9I1ler to the kitchen, returns
Brown-Wells Z suppose we must
have some luncheon. Pulls menu-
card toward her,1 What do you want,
Gray-O, 2 don't know. What are
YOU going to'have?
Brown don't know. am not
very hungry.
Gray-Nor Il z breakfasted late.
ind don't feel as if 1 could eat n thing.
Brown gushing the card across the
Sable)-Do pick out something. Nell.
1 can't.
Gray-Well, can't either never
do know what to take. Patient waiter
retires aud serves man order. Then he
returns.
Gray (stiI studying card)vDo you
like oysters?
Brown-Not much, 1 get tired OF
them.
GSay2Well, done know but. do,
too. AT any rate, we won't take an
oyster stew. for they only serve crack
ems with that, and the bread here is just
lovely.
Brown-Isn't it. l can make lunch
off their bread and buttere Patient
waiter shifts from the left to the right
1eg-]
Gray-How would CHICKEN croquet
go?
Brown (not oSure whether it Dutch
treat or not)-O, don't let's take Gro
<quets. Wen be sure to have them to-
might at the Millers'.
Gray-That's so. 0, dears what do
want? 1 believe oil takeosome, cream
mashed potatoes and two cups of choeO
Hate
GIay-Yes, that will do Aicelyo (Tc
y,aiient waiteD Bring us two cream
dashed potatoes and two cups of choo ,
Late
Patient Waiter-Yes.s madam; and
hreadP
Gray-Of course, bread.
Patient Waiter-Bread is only serveG
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

The Indian women of the. Lower
Brnle agency have their weekly sewing
circle, interchange local news and tell
stories about absent sisters, just like
white CAice1o Nail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

-Egotism is a man without collar
carrying a gold-headed cana --Hsa
Hacea Meas.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
The Public Library,

For number of years one mill of
the village tax levy has been set aside
AS provided by law for the establish
ment of public library. The
amount having reached sum which
was considered large enough to war
rant the purchase of a library steps
were taken this summer to carry the
law into effect. A library board was
appointed by tne council and permits
sion given them to fit up the half of
the upper story of the engine house
as reading room and library. The
books were purchased, covered, num-
bered and complete catalogue is
now in the printers hands for publ.
cation. The library will be opened
to the public as soon as the catalogue
is completed, which will embrace
l ZOO volumes of well selected books
and will be in charge of John Giles
pie as librarian. All residents of the
Village and persons living outside
who are permanently engaged in bus
mess here are entitled to draw books,
on fling with the librarian guaran-
tee signed by some responsible per-
son as security for books taken, or on
making deposit with the librarian
of three dollars, for which a receipt
will he given. This money will be
refunded whenever the deposition
returns the receipt and gives up his
membership card.
The advantages of access to such a
collection of books can scarcely be
over estimated. And the eagerness
with which the opening is looked for
gives assurance of its thorough az
probation by our people.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
An Old Settler Gone,

Last Saturday, December 10th,
while the snow was falling silently
upon the frozen earth, the body OF
Henry Foss was consigned to its last
resting place in the beautiful bury
ing ground in Scandal" religious
services having been first held in the
Norwegian Lutheran church in
ILorris. Hon. Henry Foss wassborn by
the Sogne Fjord, near the city of
Bergen, in Norway, about ffty-two
years ago, and arrived in Stevens
county in the fall of 1868. In the
sixteenth Minnesota Legislature,
1874, he represented the then 39th,
district, comprising the counties of
Douglas, Pope, Stevens. Grant and
Big Stone. he was man of fine
parts and intelligence, and his wide
journeyings and discriminate reading
made his presence in a gathering
always a pleasure. a large circle of
friends, many.of whom accompanied
his remains to the grave yard, will
mourn his departure. The Sun offers
itssympathy to the sorrowing family.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
Sunday School Convention.

The Sunday school convention was
called to order at the NJ. E. church
last Tuesday evening. by Rev. ).
Sherin. After devotional exercises a
permanent organization was effected
by the election of Hon. Fl. w. Stone
AS president and c. 7. Burnley as
secretary. The rendition of the
program was then commenced and
was as announced in last weeks Sun.
except that parts assigned to Geo. Ii.
Hazard and J. E. Bell, who were
unavoidably absent, were supplied by
Mrs. Clarke, of Hancock in an address
on temperance work. and Rev. S.
Sherin. Upon the particular merits
of the different parts of the program
we can not dwell at this late hour,
although we would very much desire
to do so. In short, the convention.
while not very largely attended, was
an entire success;
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

In other columns the healthfulness
of our climate IS referred to. AS to
the truth of those references, were
corroboratiye evidence necessary.
none stronger or better than the
following figures could be furnished:
Since the organization of Stevens
county there have been within it's
limits 1878 births and 3S4 deaths.
Thus it will be seen that. aided by
beneficent climatic influences, Stevens
county does it's full share towards in
creasing the population.
Since its organization twenty-five
ia the total number of divorces
granted in Stevens county.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
General Business.

Evidences multiply on every hand
that Morris is the centre of traffic for
a large area of country. The old
saying that the "sky comes clear
down to the ground" all around her
territory of trade proves that she is
to be the exact centre of the uni
verse. This fact was very forcibly i'm
pressed on The Sun the other day
when casting beams about in search
of news. To give each individual bus
mess man separate space in the
.swrite up" in this edition would ex-
haust the space we command by
ten fold. We will however add that
their stocks do not lack for assort-
ment, quality and freshness,
All or nearly all of our merchants
are represented in these columns and
we invite you to a perusal of their
candid announcements, from which
may be CLEANED a faint idea of the
immense stocks of goods to be seen
on the shelves and counters of the
stores of this village and Of the volume
of business done here.